STAMFORD

Published 1:00 am, Tuesday, February 21, 2006

The state has agreed to pay a Wilton woman $50,000 for injuries she suffered after slipping on platform steps at the Stamford train station several years ago.

The settlement will cover medical bills for
Susan Tom
, who slipped on a patch of ice as she was walking down stairs from the station waiting room to a platform in December 2003. She fell about 10 steps from the bottom and fractured her wrist, her Westport attorney,
Mark Arons
, told the Stamford Advocate in an article published Monday.

A lawsuit filed by Tom said the state
Department of Transportation
, which owns and operates the Stamford station, was at fault because of a gap in the roof covering the stairwell that allowed snow and ice to accumulate on the steps.